Interactive Technologies CueStation ST-HUB, CueStation ST-HUBD, CueStation ST-HUB-EN, CueStation ST-HUBD-EN Hardware And Installation Manual

ST-HUB, ST-HUBD, ST-HUB-EN, ST-HUBD-EN

Ethernet

Serial Port

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CueStation

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Power Input

12-24V AC/DC

Universal Network Hub

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4-Wire RS-232

Ethernet

Station Bus Auxiliary Ports

Bus Com

2-Wire RS-485

V-V+ B A Rx BG GTx AXY

CueStation Universal Network Hub
Hardware and Installation Guide

Introduction

The ST-HUB CueStation Universal Network Hub (the
CueStation Hub) is used to power and communicate with an
array of digital CueStations (both 2-Wire and 5-Wire types).

The ST-HUB and ST-HUBD communicate with the host
controller via an RS-232 serial interface, and the ST-HUB-EN
and ST-HUBD-EN (Ethernet option) can communicate with
the host controller by either RS-232 Ethernet messages.

CueServer must be congured to use either RS-232 or
Ethernet in order to communicate with the CueStation
hub properly (System Preferences > Button Settings).

Although the CueStation Hub is designed to integrate directly
with the CueServer family of lighting control processors, it
can also be used for custom projects that do not involve
CueServer. The communication protocols are freely available
from our web site.

Connecting the Hardware

In additional to the main power supply input for the CueStation Hub, there are two host interfaces, two button station interfaces and two

auxiliary ports available on the Hub. This section describes the use and conguration of each.

Power Supply

The CueStation Hub requires it’s own local power supply, from 12
to 24 volts, either AC or DC.
There are two power input jacks on the Hub, a 2.1mm DC Input
Jack and a 2-Position Terminal Block. You can use either one,
but not both. If the 2.1mm DC Input Jack is used, it electrically
disconnects the circuit from the Terminal Block input.

CueStation

Universal Network Hub

Power Input

12-24V AC/DC

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For example, if a power supply outputs 630mA at 24VDC, it is
typically enough current to handle up to six 2-Wire or 5-Wire
stations connected to the Hub.

The amount of current required can be calculated by using one of the following equations (the current is dependent on
the number of CueStations connected to the Hub):

• In Watts: 6 Watts + 1.5 Watts per Station (2-Wire and 5-Wire)

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Ethernet

Serial Port

Use either the 2.1mm DC
Power Input Jack or the
2-Position Terminal Block

• In Milliamps (12VDC): 500mA + 125mA per per Station (2-Wire and 5-Wire)

• In Milliamps (24VDC): 250mA + 63mA per per Station (2-Wire and 5-Wire)

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Ethernet Jack

If the Hub is outtted with the optional Ethernet option (ST-HUB-EN, ST-HUBD-EN), you can connect a standard CAT-5 type Ethernet

cable to the Ethernet jack. The opposite end of the Ethernet cable should be connected to the appropriate networking equipment,
such as an Ethernet Switch or Router, etc.

For more information about the Ethernet communications protocol, please refer to the CueStation Network Communications
Protocol document.

Serial Port

If the Hub is to be used with a serial device (CueServer or other host device), it can be connected in one of two dierent ports, a

standard Female DB-9 connector on the front of the device as well as a 3-Position Terminal Block on the rear of the device. Either one
of these ports may be used, but not both at the same time (the two ports are internally connected directly together and cannot accept

signals from two dierent devices simultaneously).

Null Modem Cable is required for DB-9 connection.

The following diagram shows the pinout of the Female DB-9 as well as the corresponding position of the RS-232 Terminal Block:

Signal DB-9 Pin RS-232 Port Pin Note

Serial Transmit - Tx (to external device) 2 Tx Connect to Receive (Rx) position on host device.

Serial Receive - Rx (from external device) 3 Rx Connect to Transmit (Tx) pin on host device.

Ground 5 G Connect to Ground pin on host device.

For more information about the Serial communications protocol, please refer to the CueStation Network Communications Protocol
document.

CueStation Bus

CueStations of both the 2-Wire and 5-Wire type can be
connected to the Hub simultaneously. They are connected to the
2-Position and 5-Position Terminal Blocks available on the rear of
the unit.
Each station has a station address, which is set by a group of

Station Bus Auxiliary Ports

4-Wire RS-232

V-V+ B A Rx BG GTx AXY

2-Wire RS-485

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Ethernet

Bus Com

dip switches on the back of each station. Each station must
have a unique address. Please see the documentation for each

station type to determine the appropriate dip switch settings.

5-Wire Station Bus Wiring

The 5-Wire CueStation Bus uses a 5-conductor 22/18 AWG
Multi-Media Cable (Belden 1502, AMX AXLINK-P or similar).

5-Wire Station Bus 2-Wire Station Bus

The network topology may be run in “daisy-chain” style only

and all ve conductors must be wired through without reversing

polarity of the data lines.

A maximum of fty (50) 5-Wire stations can be connected to a single CueStation Hub. The maximum distance from the Hub to the

farthest 5-Wire Station is 4000 feet (1220m).

5-Wire Station Bus Wiring Example

For more information about 5-Wire station conguration and wiring, please refer to 5-Wire CueStation Specication Sheet

document.

2-Wire Station Bus Wiring

The 2-Wire CueStation Bus uses a 2-conductor 16AWG or 18AWG cable (see 2-Wire Specication Sheet for details) to carry both

power and data to and from each station location. The network is both topology free (meaning a random combination of “star” and
“daisy-chain” connections may be used) and polarity free (meaning it does not matter if the conductors are reversed at any station).

A maximum of ten (10) 2-Wire stations can be connected to a single CueStation Hub. The maximum distance from the Hub to the
farthest 2-Wire Station is 500 feet (150m).

2-Wire Station Bus Wiring Example

For more information about 2-Wire station conguration and wiring, please refer to 2-Wire CueStation Specication Sheet

document.

RS-485 Port

The terminal block port marked “RS-485” is not used at this time. Do not connect anything to this port.

Conguring Stations

Each station must be congured by setting a series of DIP Switches on the back of the station. These switches set various options as well

as assign the station address. Each station connected to the same hub must be given a unique station address.

Please refer to the specic 2-Wire or 5-Wire CueStation Specication Sheets for information on how to set the DIP Switches on each

station.

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Connecting one or more CueStation Hubs to one or more CueServers

There can be several scenarios when connecting multiple CueStation Hubs and one or more CueServers on the same LAN network:

One Hub Multiple Hubs

Default settings are used. (Hub
Group ID = 0 on both the Hub
and CueServer)

One CueServer

Button stations can trigger ac­tions on all CueServers that are

Multiple CueServers

Changing Hub Group ID in CueServer

In CueServer’s web interface, navigate to Main > User Preferences > Button Settings. Change the Hub Group ID eld to desired value and
click the Save button.

Changing Hub Group ID on CueStation Hub

1. Remove power from the CueStation Hub (not necessary on the DIN Rail version of the Hub).

2. Remove CueStation Hub main board from its housing (not necessary on the DIN Rail version of the Hub).

3. Locate dip switch bank marked “SW1”. The Group ID is set using a binary combination of seven dip switches. Default is 0 (all dip

switches are set to o). Set the dip switches to the desired combination.

4. Reassemble the CueStation Hub (if applicable).

set up to communicate with this
Group ID.

Button stations with the same Sta­tion ID across all hubs will mimic
each other.

Button stations with dierent

Station IDs across all hubs will be
unique.

CueServer(s) will only communi­cate with Hub(s) that have their
Hub Group ID set to the same
values. There can be multiple
combinations of CueServer/Hub
clusters present on the network.

Indicator Values

Each indicator on a station can be set to one of 8 dierent colors (including black), with 4 intensity levels and 8 ashing patterns (including
“O” and “On” states). These parameters are combined to provide 256 possible combinations, which can be expressed as a single 8-bit

number.

The three parameters can be combined in a binary fashion to produce a value from 0 to 255 as expressed by the following chart. Add the

values (in parenthesis) of each parameter together to calculate the desired indicator value. For example, the value 0 is “O”, the value 255

is “Full White”, the value 139 is Fast Flashing Red at 75% brightness.

Bit Position Bit Value Function Parameter

7 128

6 64

5 32

4 16

3 8

2 4

1 2

0 1

LED Intensity

LED Color

LED Flash Pattern

00( 0) = Intensity 25%
01( 64) = Intensity 50%
10(128) = Intensity 75%
11(192) = Intensity 100%

000( 0) = Black
001( 8) = Red
010( 16) = Green
011( 24) = Blue
100( 32) = Yellow
101( 40) = Magenta
110( 48) = Cyan
111( 56) = White

000( 0) = O
001( 1) = Slow Flash
010( 2) = Rev. Slow Flash
011( 3) = Fast Flash
100( 4) = Rev. Fast Flash
101( 5) = Wink
110( 6) = Rev. Wink
111( 7) = On

Alternatively, you can use the complete table on the next page that shows all possible combinations of LED indicator values.

Dec Hex Intensity Color Flash

0 00 25% Black O

1 01 25% Black Slow

2 02 25% Black Rev. Slow

3 03 25% Black Fast

4 04 25% Black Rev. Fast

5 05 25% Black Wink

6 06 25% Black Rev. W ink

7 07 25% Black On

8 08 25% Red O

9 09 25% Red Slow

10 0A 25% Red Rev. Slow

11 0B 25% Red Fast

12 0C 25% Red Rev. Fast

13 0D 25% Red Wink

14 0E 25% Red Rev. Wink

15 0F 25% Red On

16 10 25% Green O

17 11 25% Green Slow

18 12 25% Green Rev. Slow

19 13 25% Green Fast

20 14 25% Green Rev. Fast

21 15 25% Green Wink

22 16 25% Green Rev. Wink

23 17 25% Green On

24 18 25% Blue O

25 19 25% Blue Slow

26 1A 25% Blue Rev. Slow

27 1B 25% Blue Fast

28 1C 25% Blue Rev. Fast

29 1D 25% Blue Wink

30 1E 25% Blue Rev. Wink

31 1F 25% Blue On

32 20 25% Yellow O

33 21 25% Yellow Slow

34 22 25% Yellow Rev. Slow

35 23 25% Yellow Fast

36 24 25% Yellow Rev. Fast

37 25 25% Yellow Wink

38 26 25% Yellow Rev. W ink

39 27 25% Yellow On

40 28 25% Magenta O

41 29 25% Magenta Slow

42 2A 25% Magenta Rev. Slow

43 2B 25% Magenta Fast

44 2C 25% Magenta Rev. Fast

45 2D 25% Magenta Wink

46 2E 25% Magenta Rev. W ink

47 2F 25% Magenta On

48 30 25% Cyan O

49 31 25% Cyan Slow

50 32 25% Cyan Rev. Slow

51 33 25% Cyan Fast

52 34 25% Cyan Rev. Fast

53 35 25% Cyan Wink

54 36 25% Cyan Rev. Wink

55 37 25% Cyan On

56 38 25% White O

57 39 25% White Slow

58 3A 25% White Rev. Slow

59 3B 25% White Fast

60 3C 25% White Rev. Fast

61 3D 25% White Wink

62 3E 25% White Rev. Wink

63 3F 25% White On

Dec Hex Intensity Color Flash

64 40 50% Black O

65 41 50% Black Slow

66 42 50% Black Rev. Slow

67 43 50% Black Fast

68 44 50% Black Rev. Fast

69 45 50% Black Wink

70 46 50% Black Rev. W ink

71 47 50% Black On

72 48 50% Red O

73 49 50% Red Slow

74 4A 50% Red Rev. Slow

75 4B 50% Red Fast

76 4C 50% Red Rev. Fast

77 4D 50% Red Wink

78 4E 50% Red Rev. Wink

79 4F 50% Red On

80 50 50% Green O

81 51 50% Green Slow

82 52 50% Green Rev. Slow

83 53 50% Green Fast

84 54 50% Green Rev. Fast

85 55 50% Green Wink

86 56 50% Green Rev. Wink

87 57 50% Green On

88 58 50% Blue O

89 59 50% Blue Slow

90 5A 50% Blue Rev. Slow

91 5B 50% Blue Fast

92 5C 50% Blue Rev. Fast

93 5D 50% Blue Wink

94 5E 50% Blue Rev. Wink

95 5F 50% Blue On

96 60 50% Yellow O

97 61 50% Yellow Slow

98 62 50% Yellow Rev. Slow

99 63 50% Yellow Fast

100 64 50% Yellow Rev. Fast

101 65 50% Yellow Wink

102 66 50% Yellow Rev. Wink

103 67 50% Yellow On

104 68 50% Magenta O

105 69 50% Magenta Slow

106 6A 50% Magenta Rev. Slow

107 6B 50% Magenta Fast

108 6C 50% Magenta Rev. Fast

109 6D 50% Magenta Wink

110 6E 50% Magenta Rev. Wink

111 6F 50% Magenta On

112 70 50% Cyan O

113 71 50% Cyan Slow

114 72 50% Cyan Rev. Slow

115 73 50% Cyan Fast

116 74 50% Cyan Rev. Fast

117 75 50% Cyan Wink

118 76 50% Cyan Rev. W ink

119 77 50% Cyan On

120 78 50% White O

121 79 50% White Slow

122 7A 50% White Rev. Slow

123 7B 50% White Fast

124 7C 50% White Rev. Fast

125 7D 50% White Wink

126 7E 50% White Rev. Wink

127 7F 50% White On

Dec Hex Intensity Color Flash

128 80 75% Black O

129 81 75% Black Slow

130 82 75% Black Rev. Slow

131 83 75% Black Fast

132 84 75% Black Rev. Fast

133 85 75% Black Wink

134 86 75% Black Rev. W ink

135 87 75% Black On

136 88 75% Red O

137 89 75% Red Slow

138 8A 75% Red Rev. Slow

139 8B 75% Red Fast

140 8C 75% Red Rev. Fast

141 8D 75% Red Wink

142 8E 75% Red Rev. Wink

143 8F 75% Red On

144 90 75% Green O

145 91 75% Green Slow

146 92 75% Green Rev. Slow

147 93 75% Green Fast

148 94 75% Green Rev. Fast

149 95 75% Green Wink

150 96 75% Green Rev. Wink

151 97 75% Green On

152 98 75% Blue O

153 99 75% Blue Slow

154 9A 75% Blue Rev. Slow

155 9B 75% Blue Fast

156 9C 75% Blue Rev. Fast

157 9D 75% Blue Wink

158 9E 75% Blue Rev. Wink

159 9F 75% Blue On

160 A0 75% Yellow O

161 A1 75% Yellow Slow

162 A2 75% Yellow Rev. Slow

163 A3 75% Yellow Fast

164 A4 75% Yellow Rev. Fast

165 A5 75% Yellow Wink

166 A6 75% Yellow Rev. Wink

167 A7 75% Yellow On

168 A8 75% Magenta O

169 A9 75% Magenta Slow

170 AA 75% Magenta Rev. Slow

171 AB 75% Magenta Fast

172 AC 75% Magenta Rev. Fast

173 AD 75% Magenta W ink

174 AE 75% Magenta Rev. Wink

175 AF 75% Magenta On

176 B0 75% Cyan O

171 B1 75% Cyan Slow

178 B2 75% Cyan Rev. Slow

179 B3 75% Cyan Fast

180 B4 75% Cyan Rev. Fast

181 B5 75% Cyan Wink

182 B6 75% Cyan Rev. Wink

183 B7 75% Cyan On

184 B8 75% White O

185 B9 75% White Slow

186 BA 75% White Rev. Slow

187 BB 75% White Fast

188 BC 75% White Rev. Fast

189 BD 75% White Wink

190 BE 75% White Rev. Wink

191 BF 75% White On

Dec Hex Intensity Color Flash

192 C0 100% Black O

193 C1 100% Black Slow

194 C2 100% Black Rev. Slow

195 C3 100% Black Fast

196 C4 100% Black Rev. Fast

197 C5 100% Black Wink

198 C6 100% Black Rev. Wink

199 C7 100% Black On

200 C8 100% Red O

201 C9 100% Red Slow

202 CA 100% Red Rev. Slow

203 CB 100% Red Fast

204 CC 100% Red Rev. Fast

205 CD 100% Red Wink

206 CE 100% Red Rev. Wink

207 CF 100% Red On

208 D0 100% Green O

209 D1 100% Green Slow

210 D2 100% Green Rev. Slow

211 D3 100% Green Fast

212 D4 100% Green Rev. Fast

213 D5 100% Green Wink

214 D6 100% Green Rev. Wink

215 D7 100% Green On

216 D8 100% Blue O

217 D9 100% Blue Slow

218 DA 100% Blue Rev. Slow

219 DB 100% Blue Fast

220 DC 100% Blue Rev. Fast

221 DD 100% Blue Wink

222 DE 100% Blue Rev. Wink

223 DF 100% Blue On

224 E0 100% Yellow O

225 E1 100% Yellow Slow

226 E2 100% Yellow Rev. Slow

227 E3 100% Yellow Fast

228 E4 100% Yellow Rev. Fast

229 E5 100% Yellow Wink

230 E6 100% Yellow Rev. Wink

231 E7 100% Yellow On

232 E8 100% Magenta O

233 E9 100% Magenta Slow

234 EA 100% Magenta Rev. Slow

235 EB 100% Magenta Fast

236 EC 100% Magenta Rev. Fast

237 ED 100% Magenta Wink

238 EE 100% Magenta Rev. Wink

239 EF 100% Magenta On

240 F0 100% Cyan O

241 F1 100% Cyan Slow

242 F2 100% Cyan Rev. Slow

243 F3 100% Cyan Fast

244 F4 100% Cyan Rev. Fast

245 F5 100% Cyan Wink

246 F6 100% Cyan Rev. Wink

247 F7 100% Cyan On

248 F8 100% White O

249 F9 100% White Slow

250 FA 100% White Rev. Slow

251 FB 100% White Fast

252 FC 100% White Rev. Fast

253 FD 100% White Wink

254 FE 100% White Rev. Wink

255 FF 100% White On

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